Category Archives: Local News
Noose found at Obama Presidential Center construction site in Chicago
(Reuters) - Chicago police are investigating a noose that was found at the construction site of the Obama Presidential Center on Thursday, an act the Illinois governor condemned as a symbol of racist ...
Julia Bradley Nov 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A crewmen walks offsite after the groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama presidential center in Jackson Park, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Sebastian Hidalgo
Peoria honoring vets with annual Veterans Day Parade
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria's annual Veterans Day Parade will step off downtown at 10 a.m. Friday. Peoria Police say the route begins on Monroe, proceeding north to Main, then Adams...ending at the WW II M...
Julia Bradley Nov 11, 2022 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD--Will Stevenson)
SURVEY: Most don't want limits on Peoria cannabis business
PEORIA, Ill. -- A significant percentage of those who responded to a city survey about the future of the marijuana business in Peoria said they don't want to see a limit placed on the number of cannab...
Cooper Banks Nov 10, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Pekin High Football history-making season continues Saturday
PEKIN, Ill. - A history-making season for the Pekin Dragons football team continues Saturday. The Dragons play Lake Zurich in the third round of the Class 7A playoffs Saturday afternoon at home, takin...
Will Stevenson Nov 10, 2022 (www.pekinhigh.net)
Two injured in Fulton County tractor trailer crash
FULTON COUNTY, Ill. - A Creve Coeur man got several tickets after an accident Thursday morning in Fulton County. Illinois State Police says the crash happened around 9:30 a.m. on U.S. 136 near Fulton ...
Will Stevenson Nov 10, 2022 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Deputies want help identifying Tazewell County burglars
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - Authorities in Tazewell County haven't released many details, but they want your help identifying two people who tried to break into a rural business recently. The sheriffs dep...
Will Stevenson Nov 10, 2022 (Tazewell Co. Sheriffs Dept. via Facebook)
Police investigating Central Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say one person was nearly hit by gunfire Wednesday night in Central Peoria. Officials say two ShotSpotter alerts indicating what they called "fully automatic gunfire" were...
Will Stevenson Nov 10, 2022 Midwest Communications
UPDATED: One person rescued from Peoria duplex fire
UPDATED 2:48 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters had to make a rescue as one side of a duplex went up in flames late Thursday morning. Peoria firefighters were called to a home on Country Meadows ...
Will Stevenson Nov 10, 2022 (25 News)
Second school bus crash of the week, no students injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- For the second time this week, police have responded to a traffic crash involving a school bus. The latest occurred early Thursday, around 7 a.m. at the intersection of Knoxville Avenu...
Cooper Banks Nov 10, 2022 Photo courtesy 25 News
Raoul alerting IL veterans of 'targeted' scams
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Illinois veterans may be the target of a new scam. State Attorney General Kwame Raoul is telling vets and their families to watch out for scammers, especially this Veterans Day. Thank...
Julia Bradley Nov 10, 2022 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC